• “The Drew: No Excuse, Just Produce” is Baron Davis’ rousing documentary love letter to the South Central basketball league that molded him and many other NBA players. (Screens at 2:45 p.m. at Regal Cinemas L.A. LIVE 10)

• Emily Ting’s “It’s Already Tomorrow in Hong Kong” is a glittering, well-scripted tour of the Asian city guided by two Americans who are falling in love played by real-life couple Jamie Chung and Bryan Greenberg. (Screens at 6:30 p.m. at Regal Cinemas L.A. LIVE 9)

Bob Strauss has been covering film at the L.A. Daily News since 1989. He wouldn't say the movies have gotten worse in that time, but they do keep getting harder to love. Fortunately, he still loves them.